I could see on Jamie’s face that he wasn’t planning on obeying me. So when he stepped out of the room and I heard the tell-tale tinkle of the forbidden toy, I said in my you’re-in-trouble-voice: “Jamie! Put the toy down.” He came back into the room, looking astonished. “How many eyes do you have, [...]
Archive for November, 2011
The anatomy of a mum
Posted in Uncategorized on November 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
On the Eve of Advent, the curtain falls on Halloween
Posted in Uncategorized on November 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Fifteen minutes of unlimited candy consumption this evening, and then the rest is garbage. This seems a happy compromise. As Tess says: “The sad bit is, the candy is gone after tonight. The great bit is we can eat as much as we want!” They each have taken a very different approach. Jamie ate four, [...]
Pieces of Peace
Posted in Uncategorized on November 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Just set the time for 10 minutes, and told everyone that I didn’t want any requests or interruptions until the timer went off. I got my peace and quiet, but it only lasted 4 minutes and 31 seconds.
Before the mastery of the Five W’s
Posted in Uncategorized on November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Molly regularly asks: “What’s him?” or “What’s her?” as her version of “Who’s he?” I so love this stage!
And it begins…
Posted in Uncategorized on November 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Tess: “I know we can’t have a dog or a cat. It’s just that I would like a pet *like* a dog or a cat…” I’m not sure, but I think that was Tess’s launch of Campaign 2011: “Wearing Mummy Down…”
